By 2:00 this afternoon, we'd alrady spent $850!!! It sucks to have such large expenses when you're a one-income family. Well, it sucks anyway, but it's alot harder with me staying home with the kids. The money was well spent but still . . . Yesterday, our lawn mower died. James tried to fix it, but it was fairly old, so we decided to buy a new one today. Well, before we could even leave to go to Sears, the dryer burned one of the new diapers I'd bought. I'm fuming! Anyway, we had to buy a new dryer today, too. So there you go, $850 gone, just like that.
We're trying to be good about keeping a budget, and James just got some freelance work on the side. It'll mean less time with me and the kids in the evenings, but the extra $ helps keep us afloat. I've thought about maybe trying to do something on the side, but I'm still not quite to the point where I can confidently handle both kids. I still dread going to the grocery store.
Last night, we had a tons of family over for dinner. I love having big groups to our home! Our old house was a lot smaller and it wasn't comfortable to have a bunch of people over. Our dining room table only sat 4, but now, with the leaf in our new one, we can seat 10 and it's not even crowded! I made a pork roast with tons of garlic and onions, and it cooked all day. The house smelled amazing. I also roasted some cauliflower-- which trust me, even if you don't love cauliflower, this is seriously one of the best veggie recipes EVER!!! I'll give you the recipe down below. We had baked potatoes, tomato/mozzeralla salad, and rolls. And of course, since we're in the south, a nice Georgia peach cobbler! Oh, and the BEST part of the evening? Olivia said grade all by herself! It made me cry. The way she squints her eyes and her nose when she prays is just the cutest thing. And she pauses between each sentence to think what to say next! She said, "Dear God, thank you for this food. Thank you for my family. Thank you for my Grammie!..." (my mom loved that). "...In Jesus name I pray..." then she screamed "AMEN!!!"
I wanted to ask you something-- Olivia has been potty training for at least the last 6 months. She was doing pretty well before we moved, but then she had a big relapse and lost interest. Then she was doing well again when we settled in this house, but regressed with Liam came along. A few weeks later, she was back on track, but hasn't been consistant since her surgery (they cut her right on her girly bits), so . . . I realize we've probably had more setbacks and things than most kids, but I'm eager for her to give up diapers peramantly, except for maybe naps and night time. Anyway, many of you have kids around Olivia's age (or had one at one point). Are they/were they completely trained? I think she likes the attention I give her when I change her.
For cauliflower recipe click below:
You'll need one head of cauliflower. preheat oven to 350.
--Cut it into about 6 chunks and place it on foil lined pan.
--Drizzle with about 2 tbsps olive oil and generously sprinkle with Kosher salt and cracked pepper.
--Flip pieces over and season again.
--Put foil on top of cauliflower and cook for 10 mins.
--Remove foil and cook for 10 more mins.
--Flip over and cook 10 more mins. Done!